Body/Mind Wisdom

Body/Mind Wisdom

vmay 2005 “There is an unbroken continuum from the wisdom of the body to the wisdom of the mind, from the wisdom of the individual to the wisdom of the [universe]” Rene Jules Dubois

Connections to the Land Art of the Dreaming

Connections to the Land Art of the Dreaming

When speaking or painting a dreaming story the traditional owner refers to a living ontology that links pre-history and the distant future in the present. The artists perceive themselves to be inside their country and paint themselves as their country;... Read More

Neglected Places

Neglected Places

I want to pay attention to places that have been radically disturbed. Riding up Wilson Hill on the way home from Point Reyes today I pulled off into the dusty place on the side of the road. The view of Petaluma from this overlook is spectacular. I look... Read More

I am a Sacred Place

I am a Sacred Place

My body gives and nurtures life

I live in a

sacred place

The land where my house sits

The road my car travels on

This town was built on the Marshlands

of the... Read More

Trees

Trees

“For seven days and seven nights [the buddha] sat in meditation supported by the tree. During the seventh night he was tormented by every possible distraction of the mind. Mara, the voice of delusion challenged him ferociously, asking what right... Read More

This is a Sacred Place

People are telling me stories about their sacred places! I am trying to record them – the discourse, I feel, is important. What is sacred? Why? Why not? What does it mean to you? How do you recognize a sacred place? Is it just a matter of attitude?... Read More

Sludge

Sludge

Sludge is the residual semi-solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes. It’s easy to get depressed about the state of the world. http://www.bestlifeonline.com/cms/publish/travel-leisure/Our_oceans_are_turning_into_plastic_are_we.shtml I’m... Read More

Eco-Art

Eco-Art

Eco-Art The term can be used generally to refer to art dealing with ecological issues

and/or the natural environment: • by raising awareness of the fragility of nature • investigating natural phenomena • using... Read More

Community

Community

(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn The Art Room and Artists in Community are two ideas that have grown out of my dissertation proposal for a PhD in... Read More

Magic Wand

Wand \Wand\, n. The wand of Hermes or caduceus, the magician’s wand, the rods of Moses and Aaron, the scepter of kings which shows the force of temporal power, and the crosier of a bishop, are prototypes and antitypes of a universal principle —... Read More